Issues that the ANC has listed as important to tackle include unemployment, building a capable state, renewal of the party and defending South Africa’s democratic gains from being undermined.
ANC leaders have descended on Polokwane to mark the party's 110th anniversary, which takes place at the Peter Mokaba Stadium.
The event has been delayed after angry Youth League National Youth Task Team members blocked the gate, accusing organisers of distributing accreditation to the event according to factional favour.
This as the party prepares for its rally that will be held at the Moses Mabhida People’s Park in Durban, while the ANC celebrates its 110th anniversary birthday celebration in Limpopo - both are set to take place on Saturday.
The ANC's Gwede Manatashe said South Africans never assessed progress made and instead always chose to focus on the weaknesses the country was encountering.
While giving an address at the wreath-laying ceremony to honour ANC stalwart Peter Mokaba, the party's deputy president David Mabuza assured those in attendance that the party was working on its renewal, and that it would get rid of ‘thugs and criminals’ that were corrupt within its ranks. The ceremony was held at the Mankweng Cemetery, in Polokwane, just a day ahead of the party’s January 8 statement. #ANCJanuary8 #ANC
In a letter, which the ANC shared with the media, newly elected Vhembe region secretary Rhuzani Ludere informed the branch that the decision to invite Magashule to "an alternative event" was inconsistent with the ANC's constitution.
Kodwa denied that there was a security threat after Cyril Ramaphosa was whisked away moments after he arrived at the Lebowakgomo Civic Centre, adding that the ANC president would deliver the 8 January statement on Saturday as planned.
President Cyril Ramaphosa was whisked away shortly after his arrival at the event, which is part of the build-up to activities planned for the party’s 110th anniversary celebrations this weekend.
The Lillian Ngoyi Memorial Lecture had to be cancelled after President Cyril Ramaphosa was whisked away due to a breach of COVID-19 regulations. Ramaphosa was set to address the event, which was hosted by the ANC Women’s League, but soon after he arrived, the president was taken out and the event cancelled moments later. #CyrilRamaphosa #ANC #COVID19 #ANCJanuary8
Deputy President David Mabuza was speaking on the back of a blaze that tore into the National Assembly and the Constitutional Court being physically attacked with a hammer.
Preparations for the ANC's 110th anniversary are well under way. ANC's head of organising Nomvula Mokonyane said the event, which is set to take place on 8 January 2022 in Polokwane, will be capped at 2,000 attendees in line with current COVID-19 regulations.
The party on Thursday said law enforcement agencies must investigate the fire at Parliament and the targeting of the Constitutional Court.
The ANCWL's secretary general Meokgo Matuba has apologised to supporters who attended the event.
According to the poster circulating on social media, Magashule will visit orphans, donate soccer kits and attend a soccer tournament in Madimbo village.
In a wide-ranging interview with Eyewitness News this week, long-standing ANC member Mac Maharaj placed the blame for some of the ANC’s current problems on careerism which he said seeped into the party post-1994.
In a sit-down interview with African National Congress (ANC) stalwart Mac Maharaj, Eyewitness News raised the issue of the party's renewal, to which the former spokesperson for former President Jacob Zuma insisted that if the party did not renew itself then it would deserve to go into the dustbins of history. The party is hosting its 110th anniversary on 8 January at the old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. #ANC #January8 #MacMaharaj
The gathering comes at a time when the governing party is under pressure due to the findings of the state capture commission.
